Wisconsin
Gov. Scott Walker survived a recall vote this month, prompting pundits
to weigh in on what that means for public sector unions that had
campaigned aggressively for his ouster.

Remember, Walker is the
Republican governor who pushed through a number of changes unfriendly to
organized labor in the Badger State, including an end to automatic
union dues deductions from public paychecks.

Here in the Beaver State, Steve Buckstein of the Cascade Policy Institute, a think tank that promotes limited government, tweeted: "Did you know Wisconsin's AFSCME union has lost 50%+ of its members
since no longer requiring membership?"

The tweet links to a June 14
online post by Buckstein called "End Forced Unionism Now," where he quotes from an opinion column by syndicated writer Charles Krauthammer, also published in The Oregonian.

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